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A new subfamily, Styracurinae, and new genus, Styracura, for Himantura schmardae (Werner, 1904) and Himantura pacifica (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1941) (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes)

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De Carvalho, Marcelo R., Loboda, Thiago S., Da Silva, João Paulo C. B. (2016): A new subfamily, Styracurinae, and new genus, Styracura, for Himantura schmardae (Werner, 1904) and Himantura pacifica (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1941) (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes). Zootaxa 4175 (3): 201-221, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4175.3.1

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